Security News > 2018 > April
![New KevDroid Android Backdoor Discovered](/static/build/img/news/alt/managed-security-small.jpg)
Security researchers have discovered a new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that can steal a great deal of information from infected devices. Dubbed KevDroid, the mobile threat can steal...
![How to close the security update gap](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
Security patching is hard and patch fatigue is real. So what can be done to make the process more simple, less disruptive, and more likely to be performed in a timely manner? According to the...
![Report: What two years of real pen testing findings will tell you](/static/build/img/news/alt/cost-stats-small.jpg)
The information included in this report (Time to Fix, Vulnerability Types, Findings Criticality, Issues Fixed) is summary data from all of the penetration tests Cobalt performed in 2017....
![Google Bans Crypto-Mining Chrome Extensions](/static/build/img/news/alt/malware-statistics-2-scaled-small.jpg)
Google on Monday announced that Chrome extensions designed to mine for crypto-currencies are no longer accepted in the Chrome Web Store. While still focused on allowing the Chrome extensions...
![New Monero-Mining Android Malware Discovered](/static/build/img/news/alt/malware-statistics-2-scaled-small.jpg)
A newly discovered malware family attempts to leverage the (limited) computing power of Android devices to mine for Monero crypto-currency, Trend Micro warns. Dubbed HiddenMiner, the malware was...
![Google’s April Android Security Bulletin Warns of 9 Critical Bugs](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-breach-statistics-small.jpg)
Google updates its Android OS to address its own OS and component partners Qualcomm and Broadcom.
![Hacked Magento Sites Steal Card Data, Spread Malware](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberthreat-stats-small.jpg)
Cybercriminals are targeting websites running the Magento platform to inject them with code that can steal credit card data and infect visitors with malware, Flashpoint reports. The open-source...
![Panera Bread Slammed After Keeping Massive Data Leak Quiet For Eight Months](/static/build/img/news/alt/data-breach-stats-small.jpg)
Panera is in hot water after sitting on a massive data leak for eight months on its website - and then trying to downplay the amount of customers impacted by the leak.
![Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-3-small.jpg)
In a bid to prevent Chrome users’ computers being covertly used for cryptocurrency mining, Google will try to purge the Chrome Web Store of extensions that hijack machines’ CPU resources to do...
![Hackers steal payment card data of 5 million Saks, Lord & Taylor customers](/static/build/img/news/alt/data-breach-stats-small.jpg)
Hackers have apparently managed to compromise the cash register systems at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores in the US and Canada, and have stolen payment card data of some five million...